Explorers Come Up Short at Ontario, 8-7
<Oregon:team#75> designated hitter <José García:player#8497> was sensational. He went 2-3 with a triple and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 4 runs and scored once, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. <Ontario:team#77> beat the Explorers, 8-7. Ontario reliever <Lonnie Cox:player#7178> picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. <Valentyn Quarenta:player#1788> was saddled with the loss. <Billy Snow:player#4732> notched his 19th save in 23 chances.

<David Burchard:player#12030>, the Ontario center fielder, contributed a run-scoring  single in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 8-7, Blue Pirates. For the game, Burchard was 2-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Burchard.

With the win, Ontario upped its record to 70-64.



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